Re: XP SP2 wants to activate on every boot

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From: Lizzie (morningarden_at_comcast.net)
Date: 11/20/04 

Date: Sat, 20 Nov 2004 06:19:13 -0600

One other thing to check is to make sure you're logged on an Administrator.

"Kim Stahnke" <kimstahnke@tdcadsl.dk> wrote in message
news:OXZk0KuzEHA.1308@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>I recently installed sp2 for my xp pro and now windows wants to activate
>every time the machine boots. The activation itself is no problem and done
>in a few seconds - but it really shouldn't be like this? Is there anything
>I can do to stop this reactivation?
> Regards,
> Kim
>

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